# rpk cluster storage unmount

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> 📝 **NOTE**
>
> This command is only supported in BYOC and Dedicated clusters.

Unmount a topic from the Redpanda cluster and secure it in Tiered Storage.

This command performs an operation that: 1. Rejects all writes to the topic 2. Flushes data to Tiered Storage 3. Removes the topic from the cluster.

Key Points:

-   During unmounting, any attempted writes or reads will receive an UNKNOWN\_TOPIC\_OR\_PARTITION error.

-   The unmount operation works independently of other topic configurations like remote.delete=false.

-   After unmounting, the topic can be remounted to this cluster or a different cluster if the log segments are moved to that cluster’s Tiered Storage.


## [](#usage)Usage

```bash
rpk cluster storage unmount <topic> [flags]
```

## [](#examples)Examples

This section provides examples of how to use `rpk cluster storage unmount`.

Unmount topic '<my-topic>' from the cluster in the '<my-namespace>'.

```bash
rpk cluster storage unmount <my-namespace>/<my-topic>
```

## [](#global-flags)Global flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --config | string | Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are ~/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. |
| -X, --config-opt | stringArray | Override rpk configuration settings; -X help for detail or -X list for terser detail. |
| --ignore-profile | bool | Ignore rpk.yaml and redpanda.yaml; use default settings. |
| --profile | string | rpk profile to use. |
| -v, --verbose | bool | Enable verbose logging. |